Tag: Choice of Broadsides (A Text-Based Adventure)

Your character is a member of the navy. You can start out at the top, or work your way up from the bottom. You will use your leadership, sailing and battle expertise to protect your crew from the enemy ships The outcome of the story depends on what options you pick.

My character was a young woman, with a crew of all women. You have a choice of names that you can choose from. I held my breath whenever I made a choice on what battle actions to take. The results were not always what I expected them to be.

The setting is fictional. Choice of Broadsides includes of fictional names and weapons as well. That makes the adventure much more entertaining.

The game is quick. It only takes you about thirty minutes to finish one if you move at a steady pace. I am curious to see how widely the outcomes vary if you choose different characters and select different options. The general plotline stays the same no matter what story you pick, however. You can always restart the game by selecting that option from the menu.

When you first start the game, you get to customize your character’s traits. You get to gauge how good they are at leadership, sailing, and in battle. Remember the choices you made throughout the game so that you can shape your character’s decisions through them.

As far as graphics go, Choice of Broadsides is mostly text, so that makes it fairly easy to navigate. When you have to answer questions, you can just select your answer with the 5-way toggle. I wish the font size could be adjusted. that would be very helpful for anyone who has less than perfect vision.

“Above the gaming and interactive portion of the book, I actually really enjoyed the writing. I know almost nothing about sailing and ranks, but the text almost forces you to role play. It’s also phenomenal being able to rely upon the Kindle dictionary when you see a word you’re not familiar with.”

“As other reviewers have commented, the story of your character is not particularly long. That is, your career can be completed in one sitting. However, if you play through the career of only one character you are missing a lot of what this medium has to offer. The re-playability provided by the interactive fiction makes Choice of Broadsides a great value for the price. ”